The Last Days of Pompeii (Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei)

Saturday 11 May 2013, 14.00
BP Lecture Theatre
Free, booking advised

A sword-and-sandals epic set in Pompeii, based on the Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel. American bodybuilder Steve Reeves plays Glaucus, a Roman legionary intent on avenging his father’s death. Along the way he wrestles a crocodile, stabs a lion, and comes to the aid of a persecuted Christian community.

Introduced by Maria Wyke.
Directors: Mario Bonnard, Sergio Leone
1959, 93 mins, Cert. PG

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